Friday 13th November 2020
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As expected, the US Democrats have defended their majority in the House of Representatives and, according to the latest forecasts, can firmly build on more than half of the 435 seats. Several US broadcasters and news portals have added at least 218 seats to the party of the newly elected President Joe Biden since Friday. This number is likely to rise as no decisions have yet been proclaimed for around a dozen seats. In fact, since election night on November 3, there was no longer any doubt that the House of Representatives would continue to be in the hands of the Democrats.
+++ 03:10 The first lady also keeps her distance +++
Some pictures are more expressive than many protagonists would like. After several law firms turned their backs on incumbent US President Donald Trump, recent photos show that First Lady Melania is also keeping her husband away. The presidential couple visited the grave of an unknown soldier at the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday. Melania hooked up with a member of the army instead of with her husband. He took a few steps in front of his wife, his face extremely tense.
No pas de deux: US President Trump and First Lady Melania keep their distance.
(Foto: imago images/ZUMA Wire)
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+++ 01:03 vaccine later: New York threatens Trump with lawsuit +++
In response to the announcement by US President Donald Trump that New York would be supplied with a possible vaccine later than other US states, the Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke on CNN only a short time later. Cuomo assured that a vaccine would be approved in New York no later than the rest of the country: “There will be no delay.” According to him, the drug should be delivered to New York just as it was to other states. The investigation by the New York expert panel is taking place at the same time. New York attorney general Letitia James threatened to sue the federal government if the state does not receive vaccine doses for the time being. Most recently, the companies Biontech and Pfizer announced that their vaccine offered more than 90 percent protection against the Covid-19 disease. They want to provide 50 million vaccine doses this year and around 1.3 billion in 2021 – worldwide. The vaccine must be given twice to be effective.
+++ 00:30 mockery on the net: Why does Trump suddenly have gray hair? +++
Donald Trump’s first public address in more than a week caused a lot of discussion: The US President stepped in front of the cameras in the rose garden of the White House with unusually gray hair. Spectators around the world wondered where the Republican’s blonde quiff suddenly went. A wave of questions broke out on social networks as to why the 74-year-old no longer dyed his hair. Trump did not answer after his appearance on Friday. He did not allow any questions from the invited journalists on this or any other topic. On November 6th, the incumbent had been seen with a distinctly blond hair color at his last press conference so far. Days later there was a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day – in the pouring rain at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump’s hair color on Wednesday seemed less blonde than before, but not as gray as on Friday. “Did his hair recognize reality sooner than he did?” asked a Twitter user, referring to Trump’s defeat in the election. Another quipped that Trump now wants to be like his victorious challenger Joe Biden.
Read more about this here.
+++ 23:53 “Immediately”: Biden calls for drastic cornona measures +++
US President-elect Joe Biden has called for urgent immediate government action against the accelerated spread of the corona pandemic. After a meeting with his Corona Expert Council, Biden stated in a written communication that the facts presented by the medical professionals were alarming. The crisis requires an immediate, determined response from the Washington government, Biden said. Unfortunately, this does not yet exist. “I am the elected President, but I will not be President until next year,” said Biden, with a view to taking office on January 20. “The crisis did not respect any dates in the calendar, it is now accelerating.”
+++ 23:14 Trump: vaccine will not be delivered to New York for the time being +++
According to President Donald Trump, a corona vaccine, which is expected to be available soon, will initially not be delivered to the state of New York in the USA. The Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo does not trust the government in Washington and wants to examine the drug separately. “So we won’t deliver it to New York until we have permission,” said Trump. The incumbent US president indirectly criticized Cuomo for his announcement a few weeks ago that an approved vaccine would be checked for safety by its own experts. Cuomo had justified this with concerns that Trump could use a fund for political purposes and distribute it prematurely to the population.
+++ 10:41 p.m. Trump: “This government doesn’t want a lockdown, but who knows what will happen in the future”
President Trump spoke about the fight against the corona pandemic at his press conference and said he was delighted at the prospect of a vaccine soon. He only commented indirectly on the election. He said his government would not issue a lockdown, but no one knew what would happen in the future. “Who knows what’s going to happen,” he said. Some observers saw it Almost admissionthat he lost the election. Trump suppressed election fraud allegations. He read his words to a large extent and only occasionally deviated from his script and was generally reluctant for his circumstances.
+++ 10:12 pm Obama: The fact that the Republicans are taking part bothers me more +++
Ex-President Obama worries that Republicans are not stopping Trump and his unproven accusations of fraud. Trump doesn’t like to lose and never admit defeat, he said. But: “I am even more disturbed that Republican officials, who clearly know better, are taking part, speaking to him. It is a further step towards delegitimizing not only the upcoming Biden administration, but democracy as a whole, and this is a dangerous way. ” Obama spoke in the “60 Minutes” interview program on CBS, which will be broadcast on Sunday. The station published a clip in advance on Twitter – Obama was interviewed on the occasion of the appearance of his memoir.
+++ 21:37 Trump is considering a large pro-Trump demo in Washington +++
Although President Trump lost the election, he still got 71 million votes – so he still has many supporters who also believe his claims that there was election fraud. On Saturday they want to demonstrate for him in Washington. And Trump is now tweeting that he is considering “coming over and saying hello”. It is heartwarming to see the “tremendous support”.
+++ 21:05 Next setback for Trump’s lawyers +++
In Michigan, Trump’s lawyers suffer a setback – a judge dismisses the suit that the count at a polling station in Detroit should be investigated independently from outside. As the “Washington Post“reported, said Judge Timothy M. Kenny, there was no evidence of fraud. If the electoral process were now extensively investigated, it could take so long that Michigan could not send its voters to the Electoral College in time. That could undermine confidence in the election. So far, Trump’s lawyers have had little success, for example in Pennsylvania.
Read what happened in the US election ticker here.
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